Waterproof liquid wax



soles and be relied on by itself for Patented Apr. 1, 1924.

more earns EZEKIEL PAN'DER, OF SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA.

WATERPROOF LIQUID WAX.

No Drawing.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, EZEKIEL PANDER, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of San Francisco, county of San Francisco, State of California, have invented a new and useful Waterproof Liquid Wax, of which the following is a specification.

The present invention relates to improve ments in waterproof liquid wax such as may be applied to a string used in sewing leather or the like to render'the string more durable and stronger. It is particularly proposed toprovide a liquid wax that may be used when the leather is to be sewed by machinery and that will offer distinct advantages over the material now commonly applied. The material used at the present time causes considerable waste due to the fact that it hardens quickly and that it must be used immediately after the wax has been. applied. In certain sewing machines used at the present time, especially in small shops where they are not run continuously,

it is necessary to lead a considerable por-,

tion of the string, which latter is very expensive, thru the wax around different pulleys and holes before it reaches the needle point where the actual sewing is done. This part of the stringwhich may be about two feet long becomes useless if the machine is stopped for a certain length of time and has to be removed and thrown away when the machine is started again. The wax forming the subject of the present invention leaves the string pliable and in workable shape for a long time so that the string may be .used altho the wax has been applied a long time before the operation is commenced. A further advantage of my liquid wax rests in the fact that it will thoroughly penetrate the string and keep the same moist for a long time thereby rendering the string absolutely Waterproof. A string treated with my wax develops a certain pliability comparable to that of a violin string and renders the same sufiiciently strong that itmay be applied for instance to ve heavy the sole to the shoe while at the present time it is considered necessary to provide tacks in addition to the string for this purpose. It might further be pointed out that a string treated with my liquid wax is not sticky and does not clog up the machine. As a. matolding- Application filed September 13, 1922. Serial Ito. 588,087.

ter of fact a machine using ordinary wax, now in common use, requires to be cleaned at short intervals due to the stickiness of the material which clogs the moving parts of the machinery while a string treated with my liquid wax may be used for weeks at a time without necessitating the cleaning of the machine.

With these objectsin mind ll shall describe the compound as it has been prepared and actually used by me without wishing to confine myself strictly to the proportions indicated hereinafter. My compound consists of a combination of preferably purified rosin, raw linseed oil and china nut or peanut oil, preferably in the proportions of 40 parts of rosin to 20 parts of linseed oil and 40 parts of china nut or .peanut oil. The elements thus mixed are blended together by applyingheat.

If it is desired to thinthe mixture a certain quantity of turpentine is heated simultaneously and added ,tothe mixture. Thereafter the mixture is preferably poured into a separate vessel of the-double boiler type so as to allow the mixture to cool ofi gradually and to complete the blending and ripening process.

To keep themachine clean and the material from sticking to the parts of the machine it is advisable to apply coal oil or kerosene to the parts over which. the string passes.

In using the term wax in the claims ap pended hereto, I mean a compound used in the leather sewing trade for the waxing of thread strings, etc., and not the ordinary product of bees.

I claim:

1. As an article of manufacture, a liquid waxing compound consisting .of a mixture of rosin, raw linseed oil and peanut oil.

2. As an, article of manufacture, a liquid waxing compound consisting of a mixture of 40 parts of rosin, 20 parts of raw linseed oil and 40 parts of peanut oil.

3. As an article of manufacture, a liquid waxing compound consisting of a mixture of 40 parts of rosin, 20 parts of raw linseed oil and 4.0-.parts of peanut oil, mixed substantially as specified and blended by the applicatlon of heat.

EznKIEL "PANDER. 

